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Actress Patience Ozokwor celebrates lookalike daughter on her birthday [Photos]

The life portrayed in movies is no doubt not always how things are in reality and this is even more glaring in the case...

Leila Djansi’s advice to filmmakers who want to win big abroad [Video]

Renowned filmmaker, Leila Djansi, has disclosed how she lost many movie contracts because of her Ghanaian accent. Speaking in an interview on Daybreak Hitz...

Mercy Johnson expects fourth child [Photo]

Nigerian actress, Mercy Johnson, has shared the news of having a fourth child with her fans on Instagram. The beautiful actress after having her...

Photo: Two women who fought over a man put before court

Kenyan police have arraigned two women for fighting in public over a man.  Sarah Wamaitha reportedly engaged in a fight with Mercy Murithi on November 4, for...

Happy birthday to my incorruptible GMB – Aisha celebrates hubby @ 77

Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari has taken to social media to celebrate her husband, President Buhari who turned 77 on December 17, 2019. The First...

BBC Eye’s Sex for grades: Guilty lecturer finally sacked

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu, over sexual harassment after he was captured in...

Angola recovers $5bn of stolen funds

Angola's justice minister says the country has so far this year recovered more than $5bn (£3.8bn) stolen from the state. Francisco Queiroz said this included $3bn...

Women protest naked over unlawful detention of children

Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in...

Wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president arrested on charges of money laundering

Mary Chiwenga, wife of Zimbabwe's vice president has been arrested on charges of money laundering and externalisation of foreign currency at a time the...

Nigeria lecturer sacked over sexual harassment

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers over sexual harassment. A female student had alleged that the lecturer,...

Zambia legalises Marijuana production

The Zambian government has finally approved a proposal to legalise the production of Marijuana. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to...

President ‘sacks’ U.S. Ambassador for defending gay couple

Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the United States (US) Ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticised the African state for sentencing a...

Zambia gay rights row: US ambassador ‘threatened’ over jailing of couple

The United States (US) ambassador to Zambia has said he has been threatened over his comments on the sentencing of a gay couple, deepening...

Pastor slams Netflix over gay Christian movie

American media-services provider and production company has come under attack over a movie titled, 'Gay Jesus'. The movie, which sparked an outrage after Nigerian televangelist...

Meet Africa’s ‘condom king’ who wants no more HIV infections

Kenyan Stanley Ngara gives out free condoms to people who request them. He also helps educate people about sex and how to have it safely. In...

Bride dies after falling into well

A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria. Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to...

My husband doesn’t have time for me – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that the reason she is always ‘talking‘ is because she does not have intimate...

Ghanaian-British elected MP in UK

Abena Oppong-Asare of the labour party has been elected as the next MP for Erith and Thamesmead. She follows the footsteps...

Pastor jailed for stealing a goat and 9 turkeys

Solomon Opaalade, the pastor of a Cherubim and Seraphim Church located on the Baruwa Estate, Osogbo, Osun State, was Thursday jailed for stealing...

Anthony Joshua to present world championship belts to Buhari

World boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, will soon present his belts to President Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aide disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja....

Pastor Adeboye reveals when he will die

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye has given a hint of when he will die. READ: Just...

Nigeria announces visa-free entry for Africans

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has announced a visa-free package for all nationals of African countries. President Buhari made the declaration at an Aswan forum, an...

Photos: Man banished for impregnating daughter

Residents of Okofia, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state have banished a man in his 60s for allegedly impregnating his daughter twice.  In photos shared on...

Kenyan teachers asked to declare assets

Kenyan teachers have two weeks to declare their wealth, failure to which they will pay a Sh1m ($9,000: £7,000) fine, according to a...

If you don’t moan during s3x, you will give birth to irresponsible children – Pastor

Patience Akpabio, the General Overseer of The City of Praise Prophetic Ministries, has warned that women who don’t moan loudly during sex will...

Tanzania president pardons more than 5,000 prisoners

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has pardoned more than 5,000 prisoners in a move aimed at reducing congestion in prisons. The president made the announcement on...

I kidnapped my sister to raise money for my girlfriend – Suspect

A 22-year-old man, who masterminded the kidnap of his six-year-old step-sister in Makera Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina state, has been arrested by...

Cardi B snub: What Lydia Forson did on realising they ‘got played’

Actress Lydia Forson is blaming organisers of Livespot X Festival for poorly organising the botched 'meet and greet' session with American rapper Cardi b...

I cannot be stopped from talking – Aisha Buhari

Nigeria's First Lady Aisha Buhari asserted that she can't be stopped from talking while speaking from London on Thursday, December 5.  The First Lady,...

Ghanaian celebrities shower Cardi B with gifts [Video]

American rapper, Cardi B, was showered with gifts at her meet and greet with celebrities that took place at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. First to...

Why Kenyan women are writing on the streets

Young women and girls in Kibera, one of Africa's largest informal settlements, are writing their street harassment experiences on roads and canvasses to highlight...

Anthony Joshua, Ruiz rematch: Watch full highlights here [Video]

Anthony Joshua became a two-time world heavyweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in a tense rematch in Saudi Arabia. Six...

Father chains, drags daughter through the streets for missing school

Dahiru Inusa, a 56-year-old father of 15 children, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for...

Photo: Landlady litters church to force pastor out

The landlady of a church building has taken an extreme measure to evict her tenant at Igbinoba street, off Akugbe road, Benin, Edo State. It...

I eat local rice with my wife, follow my example – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to patronise locally-grown rice during his speech at the 35th edition of the National Farmers’ Day....

#FarmersDay: Ghanaians celebrate farmers on social media

There are lots of reactions on social media detailing how Ghanaians are celebrating the Farmers’ Day holiday. The 35th edition of the National Farmers’ Day...

Nairobi: Six-storey building collapses; residents trapped

Scores of people are feared to be trapped after a six-storey building collapsed at Tassia estate in Embakasi Ward, Embakasi East Constituency on Friday. Nairobi...

Edem calls for creation of African ‘Billboard’

Rapper Edem has urged African musicians to unite and create an ranking scheme akin to Billboard to help validate songs made on the...

Cardi B drops video showing her trip to Africa

American pop star, Cardi B will be touching down in Africa, mainly Nigeria and Ghana to connect with her African fans through her December...

New visa, travel changes coming to South Africa – Here’s what you need to know

Department of Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a number of new visa changes heading into the festive season. In a presentation on Sunday...